Michael Frederick Dewes
May 30, 2025
Michael Frederick Dewes, 69, of Ruckersville, VA, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Hospice of the Piedmont Center for Acute Care. He was born at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, to the late William and Hazel Dewes. Mike was a proud graduate of Robert E. Peary High School in Rockville, Maryland, Class of 1974. Later in life,...
Lizzie Michelle Parrott
May 27, 2025
Services for Ms. Parrott may be announced at a later date. An online guestbook is available at www.compassionatecremationva.com Compassionate Cremation Services of Ruckersville, Va is handling the arrangements.
Tanya Renee Conner
May 23, 2025
Tanya Renee Conner, 45, of South Boston, VA, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born on July 28, 1979, in Henderson, NC, to Vickie Faucette and the late Wayne Conner. Tanya was a bright spirit with a heart as wide as the sky. She found joy in life's simple pleasures,...
Roberta Kennedy Soutter
May 17, 2025
Services for Ms. Soutter may be announced at a later date. An online guestbook is available at www.compassionatecremationva.com Compassionate Cremation Services of Ruckersville, Va is handling the arrangements.
George Victor Harenberg
May 15, 2025
George Victor Harenberg, age 80, of Bumpass, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Born on May 7, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, George was the beloved son of the late George and Thelma (Weidner) Harenberg. George spent his early years in Brooklyn and attended the City College of New York, where...
Evelyn Gertrude Hammer
May 14, 2025
Evelyn Gertrude Hammer, 92, of Elkton, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on August 28, 1932, in Rockingham, VA, to the late, William Allen Lam and Lillian Gertrude Lam. Evelyn was a woman full of spirit and spunk, known for her bold personality and the joy she...
Merle Lee Wood
May 12, 2025
Arrangements for Ms. Wood are still pending. An online guestbook is available at www.compassionatecremationva.com Compassionate Cremation Services of Ruckersville, Va is handling the arrangements.
David Keith Shaulis
May 12, 2025
David Keith Shaulis, age 57, of Bishopville, Maryland, unexpectedly passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at his residence. He was born on June 13, 1967, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the youngest of five children to the late Irene (Muccioli) and Richard Shaulis Sr. Dave was a talented handyman and masterful carpenter who devoted his life to construction, taking immense pride...
Gene Franklin Blankenbaker
May 10, 2025
Gene Franklin Blankenbaker, age 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at his home in Madison, Virginia, with his loving family by his side. Born on July 12, 1956, to the late Bernard and Leona Blankenbaker, Gene was a devoted family man, a hardworking provider, and a quiet hero to those who knew him best. He spent 45...
Lisa Ann Mcavoy Hess Shafranski
May 5, 2025
Arrangements for Ms. McAvoy-Hess-Shafranski are still pending. An online guestbook is available at www.compassionatecremationva.com Compassionate Cremation Services of Ruckersville, Va is handling the arrangements.
Sally Jean Pomfret
May 2, 2025
Sally Jean Pomfret, 76, of Orange, VA, passed away peacefully with family by her side, on Friday, May 2, 2025, at UVA Culpeper Hospital. She was born on May 8, 1948, in New Cannon, CT, to the late Henry and Mildred Butler. Sally had a love for all animals. Before moving to Virginia, she managed a veterinary hospital in Connecticut....
Edwina Louise Herndon
May 1, 2025
Edwina Louise Herndon, 60, of Gordonsville, VA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Piedmont Center for Acute Hospice Care in Charlottesville, VA. She was born on August 20, 1964, in Louisa, VA, to the late John and Louise Hansen Herndon. Edwina was a woman of remarkable creativity and resilience, known for her many talents and her...
Bernard Anthony Schwab
May 1, 2025
Bernard Anthony Schwab III ("Butch") of Charlottesville, VA died on May 1, 2025. Born on October 15, 1933, he was the son of the late John Anthony Schwab, Sr. and Fanny Lowman Schwab. He was preceded in death by his five siblings, Eleanor Gifford Wallace, Louise Gifford, Katherine Gifford, Elizabeth Gifford McLaughlin, and John Anthony Schwab, Jr. ("Jack"). He is...
